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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Monday, May 4, 1987

1-Across : Bogged down

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { H J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,691
Across
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Bogged down : MIRED
6
Sire, to a dam : MATE
10
Lights-out signal : TAPS
14
Character in "The Sea Gull" : IRINA
15
Sen. Cranston : ALAN
16
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
17
U.K. laborer : NAVVY
18
He was deprived of the Triple Crown by Amberoid : KAUAIKING
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Gunpowder or Twankay : TEA
21
Seattle ___, Triple Crown winner : SLEW
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Hostess Perle : MESTA
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Deserves : RATES
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He deprived Spectacular Bid of the Triple Crown : COASTAL
28
Highest point : CLIMAX
30
Eschew : FORGO
31
Jockey : RIDER
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Winner of 100th Kentucky Derby : CANNONADE
36
Gerundial ending : ING
37
Garçon's handout : CARTE
38
Gibbon : LAR
39
He deprived 3 Down of the Triple Crown : BEEBEEBEE
42
Instrument for Nero : PIANO
44
Subordinate to : UNDER
45
Medicinal plants : SENNAS
46
Basketball's inflatable lining : BLADDER
49
Almond-shaped bean : TONKA
50
Best : OUTDO
51
Blas and Hodges : GILS
52
See 64 Across : DEL
55
Derby winner: 1954 : DETERMINE
58
Likeness : IMAGE
60
Equal, in France : EGAL
61
Middle of Q.E.D. : ERAT
62
Classical farewells : VALES
63
Village, of yore : DORP
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With 52 Across and 45 Down, Derby winner: 1982 : GATO
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Put into use : EXERT
Down
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Derby flavoring : MINT
2
"Dies ___" : IRAE
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Derby winner: 1972 : RIVARIDGE
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P.O. purchase : ENV
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Derby winner: 1878 : DAYSTAR
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Fashions : MAKES
7
"There ought to be ___" : ALAW
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Greek cross : TAU
9
Queen before Sophia : ENA
10
Assumes : TAKESON
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Heeling, at sea : ALIST
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Caravel of 1492 : PINTA
13
Actor George : SEGAL
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Insect stage : IMAGO
22
Actor Barker : LEX
25
Soul, in Soissons : AME
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Tale : CONTE
27
Caen's river : ORNE
28
Nursery item : CRIB
29
The odds : LINE
30
Way chaser : FARER
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Pole for tossing : CABER
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Derby winner: 1902 : ALANADALE
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Actor Andrews : DANA
35
Aphrodite's son : EROS
37
Relinquish : CEDE
40
He trained Spectacular Bid : BUDDELP
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The witch of ___ : ENDOR
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Derby winner: 1944 : PENSIVE
43
Autograph : INK
45
See 64 Across : SOL
46
Presaged : BODED
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Hasta ___ : LUEGO
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Rose essence : ATTAR
49
Append : TIETO
51
No-see'um : GNAT
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City of Hungary : EGER
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"___ we forget" : LEST
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Mundy or Foster : MEG
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Cash stash, for short : IRA
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Boxer Baer : MAX

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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